PEF Contract Redo Imminent?

A PEF member forwarded the following “contract update watch” sent by the union’s leadership, which is hoping to work out a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to avert some 3,500 layoffs following last week’s rejection by the rank-and-file of the five-year contract deal struck with the administration over the summer:

“Last night President Brynien and the met with the Executive Council, which is made up of the statewide officers, the 12 Regional Coordinators and the PEF Trustees to discuss the current situation. During that meeting President Brynien laid out the broad parameters of changes to the tentative agreement voted down by the members.”

“The Executive Council agreed with the changes and after the meeting these changes were shared with the state. We will know by Friday whether or not we have a new agreement to present to the PEF Executive Board. If we do, we will present it to them next Tuesday, October 11th.”

“We will continue to keep you updated.”

No more details as of this moment…but I’m told the union’s contract team has been in Albany over the past several days and has been trying to find a solution that sufficiently satisfies the governor’s requirements – revenue-neutral “tweaks” only – and also will mollify the members who voted “no” last time around.